John was probably the brother of Rachel, wife of Charles Wesley VanGun dy, i.e, brother and sister married brother and sister.
Residences & events:
1860 Buchanan Twp, Page Co, IA. At census time John was listed as a3 7 year old farmer with $1000 in personal property, no real estate.Wife A melia was 26 and the children in the family were Anna M, 8, Wm,3, and C harles, 1.
8/15/1870 Marshall, Taylor Co, IA. Listed as Neil by the censustaker , John was a 43 year old farmer but had only personal propertyvalued a t $341. Amelia was 36 and they had a large family: Anna M,17, Willia m, 13, Charles, 11, Margaret E, 9, Martha, 7, Eliza, 5, andJohn, 3.
They lived in Marshall in 1870.
